I'm going crazy, and my toddler is neglected! How do you get anything done while breastfeeding?

I have a 6 week old who exclusively breast feeds. She feeds seemingly constantly. She usually takes one longer nap (up to 3 hours) a day. But other than that she's at the breast. Slow eater? Comfort? Anyway, I feel like I'm glued to the couch all the time, even at night. I'd be ok with this except I have a two year old who I feel like is getting neglected. His sleeping schedule is out the window, he's been watching tv a large portion of the day and doing things that I'd never let him do before simply because I cannot get up and play/entertain him/discipline him effectively while glued to the couch. Not to mention that I have trouble going to the grocery store without baby needing to feed in the middle of it...I really wanted to make breastfeeding work for at least a year but I feel like I literally cannot get anything done ever. Including being a parent to my toddler. What the heck do other moms do? How do you handle this? I'm going crazy. Please please, some advice?

This is only temporary...it will pass as fast as it started and things will even out. Dont feel guilty for the tv time. But you can also ask the 2 year old to bring you a book and you can read while you nurse. But baby will not be so needy forever. :-)

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